Caesarean could pose health risk to babies
February 10th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Mothers opting for delivery through caesarean section could be harming their baby's health, researchers have warned contrary to the widely-held belief that a C-section delivery poses ... Read more...
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Man held 19 years after stealing one million pound
February 10th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A security guard in Britain has been nabbed 19 years after going on the run following a million pound (over $1.5 million) raid on a cash ... Read more...
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British kids ignorant about birds?
February 10th, 2012 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A study about British children's knowledge of wild birds has revealed that they can name just three birds on an average.According to a survey, most of ... Read more...
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British girl has contraceptive implant at school
February 9th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) A 13-year-old girl in Britain had a contraceptive implant fitted at her school since she felt "like having sex" with her boyfriend.The girl's mother said she ... Read more...
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Teacher shocks pupils with wild posts on Facebook
February 9th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) A woman schoolteacher shocked parents and pupils at a village primary school by boasting on the social networking site Facebook about drinking, swearing and having ... Read more...
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Boy,10, dies making snowhouse in Britain
February 9th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) A 10-year-old autistic boy in Britain's Yorkshire county collapsed and died while playing in the snow and building an igloo, the Daily Express reported Wednesday.Joshua Houlgate ... Read more...
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For better sex drive, enjoy sunshine
February 8th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Men wishing to acquire a higher sex drive can benefit by exposing their body to the sun's rays, as a study by Austrian scientists has found ... Read more...
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To cut corners, Britain to give MPs free iPads
February 7th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Tens of thousands of pounds may be spent by the House of Commons to give every British parliamentarian a free iPad tablet computer, as part of ... Read more...
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British pupils to learn from failure
February 7th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) A British school has launched a week-long programme in which students will be taught how to learn from failure, no matter whether they come across it ... Read more...
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Three British policemen sacked every week
January 30th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) At least three police officers in Britain are thrown out of the force every week for misconduct such as sexual assault, discriminatory behaviour and rudeness, official ... Read more...
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British rapist jailed after 26 years
January 29th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 29 (IANS) A Briton who raped a woman in 1986 has been jailed for eight years.Officials were investigating 46-year-old Martin Eke last year after he assaulted an ex-girlfriend. ... Read more...
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Coal piece from Titanic auctioned
January 29th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 29 (IANS) A tiny piece of coal salvaged from the Titanic has sold at an auction for 50 pounds.2012 is the centenary of the ship's sinking.A gold stud, ... Read more...
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Law executive jailed for stealing half-million pounds
January 28th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) A young legal executive in Britian has been jailed for stealing nearly half a million pounds from clients' accounts, causing a family-run solictior firm to go ... Read more...
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Alcohol kills 9,000 Britons every year
January 27th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) Excessive consumption of alcohol kills nearly 9,000 Britons every year, says a government report.Data from the Office for National Statistics said alcohol-related deaths went up from ... Read more...
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Indian eatery owner buys jet to deliver food
January 27th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) The owner of an Indian restaurant in Britain has bought a fighter jet to deliver his food to celebrity clients across the world.Rob Abdul, 40, who ... Read more...
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Decomposed body found in French bank’s a/c vent
January 26th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) A decomposed body, apparently that of a robber, has been found inside the air-conditioning vent of a French bank.Staff at the Credit Foncier bank in Lyon ... Read more...
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Heart attack deaths drop by 50 percent in Britain
January 26th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) The number of Britons people dying of cardiac arrest has come down by half in eight years, a new study says.Helping people quit smoking and managing ... Read more...
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Woman,45, dies on ski lift in French Alps
January 24th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) A British woman died of suspected cardiac arrest while sitting beside her teenaged daughter in a chair lift that was taking them up a summit on ... Read more...
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Milkmen turning a vanishing lot in Britain
January 24th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Traditional milkmen are rapidly turning a vanishing breed in Britain while various other doorstep delivery services such as of pizzas to computers and books to DVDs ... Read more...
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Juror jailed for online research about accused
January 24th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) A woman juror in Britain has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court after conducting an internet search on a man whose ... Read more...
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Staff crunch hits British hospitals
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) A drastic shortage of doctors in British hospitals is forcing the managements to seek army medics' help, a media report said Saturday.Health chiefs say there is ... Read more...
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Britain to relax fines on garbage handling
January 16th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) The British government will stop slapping fines on people who, at times, commit "innocent mistakes" while putting out household rubbish by overfilling their garbage bins or ... Read more...
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Boy breaks teacher’s leg with karate kick
January 15th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy in Britain has broken a leg and kneecap of his schoolteacher by attacking her using karate-kick.Diane Whitehead,53, could be off work for up ... Read more...
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Desk job is injurious to health
January 15th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) A British study has said people in desk jobs could be compromising with their health as it often perpetrates a sedentary lifestyle.According to the research, sitting ... Read more...
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People tell more lies in January
January 13th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Believe it or not, people tell the maximum number of lies in the month of January than at any other time of the year, according to ... Read more...
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Help for British war heroes to beat alcoholism
January 9th, 2012 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Army veterans struggling to get rid of their drinking habit are being given an opportunity to avail free treatment at one of Britain's most prestigious rehabilitation ... Read more...
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Ignorance about calories putting millions at risk
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Millions of people are unaware of the calories they take in their daily meal and thus risking themselves to be affected by diseases like cancer, diabetes ... Read more...
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British school gets award set up by Napoleon
January 1st, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) A school in London where pupils learn all subjects in both French and English has won a prestigious award founded by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.The Ecole ... Read more...
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Kingfisher is Britain’s most loved bird
January 1st, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) The kingfisher has toppled the robin red breast as Britain's most loved bird.Kingfisher numbers are so low in the country that it has been officially given ... Read more...
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Migration to Britain to fall in 2012
January 1st, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Migration to Britain will fall in 2012 by almost a third from its record high figures, a think-tank has said.The Institute for Public Policy Research said ... Read more...
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British woman is ‘director of bed bouncing’
January 1st, 2012 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) A woman hotel employee in Britain is having her bottom insured for a whopping four million pounds (Rs.33 crore) after she landed a job to test ... Read more...
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Black tea is beneficial for health
December 31st, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 31 (IANS) While many people prefer being cautious about taking too much tea at home or workplace, researchers now suggest that by taking three cups a day one ... Read more...
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Just 17 incompetent teachers in Britain in 10 years
December 30th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Only 17 school teachers have been sacked for incompetence in Britain over the past 10 years, a minister has said.Since 2001, the General Teaching Council for ... Read more...
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Feline friends can give you allergies
December 30th, 2011 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) People keen to own kittens, beware! A study has found adults, who never owned a cat before, might find the feline friend making them twice as ... Read more...
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British troops in Afghanistan may suffer mental problems
December 28th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) At least one in five British soldiers -- or 20 percent -- serving in Afghanistan will suffer from some mental illness after leaving the battlefield, a ... Read more...
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